Johan Hedenberg

Leif Johan Gunnar Hedenberg (born 9 October 1954) is a Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter.

Early life and education

Leif Johan Gunnar Hedenberg was born on 9 October 1954 in Maria Magdalena parish in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of actors and , and grew up in the suburb of Bromma. Johan was beaten regularly by his father as a child, until he fought back as a teen and gave him a beating, after which his father never touched him again. Their relationship became frosty for some time after that, before thawing somewhat. Updated 1 April 2016

In 1978 he began studying at the Malmö Theatre Academy in Malmö, in southern Sweden, graduating in 1981.

Career

Acting

After graduating, he started working as an actor with the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. During that time, he spent much time in the company of Thorsten Flinck and Paolo Roberto, and also others who were bad for him, including criminals. He gave up his job at the theatre in anger after a fight, which he later regretted.

He soon found work in various TV series, and at the end of the 1980s found work in the emerging business of voice acting. With the introduction of commercial television in Sweden, animated shows on TV became more common and Hedenberg found steady work as a voice actor. As a voice actor, Hedenberg became a popular choice to cast as villains because of his deep voice, including Dr. Julian Robotnik, Prolix, The Shredder, Dr. Drakken, and Dick Dastardly.

He acted in the stage premiere of 's acclaimed play ''Skärbrännaren'' (1987), which was made into a television version the following year.

In 1988, he became widely known for his role as a " baddy" in the TV drama series ''Varuhuset''.

During the 2000s and 2010s he provided the Swedish voice for several famous cartoon villains Captain Haddock in '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'' (2011; dir: Steven Spielberg) and Django in Ratatouille (2007; dir. Brad Bird).

Screenwriting

Hedenberg wrote the screenplay for the 1990 film ''Tolv vill hem'', which he also directed and produced, and ''Badhuset'', released in 1989.

Other activities

Hedenberg was a member of the rock music band Rökrock, and has appeared on television as a trotting expert.

Personal life

Hedenberg was married, and has two daughters. After divorcing, he dated actress Sanna Ekman for some time.

In 2012, he survived an operation to remove a tumour from his heart which was at high risk at spreading. He later said that the incident had given him new a perspective on life. In the same year, he published an autobiography titled ''Lill-Tarzan å jag''.

Filmography

* 1980 – ''Sverige åt svenskarna'' as Messenger
* 1984 – ''Två solkiga blondiner'' as Glenn the parashooter
* 1985 – ''Åshöjdens BK'' as Edward
* 1986 – '' På liv och död'' as Peter
* 1988 – ''Varuhuset'' as Jonas (a villain)
* 1989 – '' The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' as Swedish voice of Luigi
* 1989 – ''Asterix and the Big Fight'' as Swedish voice of Prolix
* 1990 – ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' as Swedish-language voice of Donatello and General Traag in the Media Dubb version
* 1992 – ''Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines'' as Swedish voice of Dick Dastardly
* 1992 – ''Porco Rosso'' as various Swedish background voices
* 1993 – '' Morsarvet'' as Captain Antonsson
* 1993 – ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' as Swedish voice of Robotnik
* 1993 – ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' as Swedish voice of Dr. Robotnik
* 1993 – ''Swat Kats'' as Swedish voice of T-Bone
* 1993 – ''Biker Mice from Mars'' as Swedish voice of Throttle
* 1993 – ''Rocko's Modern Life'' as Swedish voice of Heffer and Mrs. Bighead
* 1994 – ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' as Swedish voice of Bulk
* 1994 – ''Life with Louie'' as Swedish voice of Andrew "Andy" Anderson
* 1996 – ''Nattbuss 807'' as Police Officer Johan
* 1997 – '' Disney's Hercules'' as Swedish voice of Nessus the Centaur, also the Narrator
* 1998 – ''Beck – Monstret'' as The Limousin Man
* 1998 – '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' as Swedish voice of Scar (replacing Rikard Wolff from the first movie)
* 1999 – ''Skilda världar'' as Morgan Engström
* 1999 – ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' as various Swedish voices, like Freaky Fred
* 2001 – ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' as Swedish voice of Lord Voldemort
* 2002–2007 – ''Kim Possible'' as Swedish voice of Dr. Drakken
* 2003 – '' Hem till Midgård'' as The Ship Mechanic
* 2005 – ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' as Swedish voice of Shredder
* 2006 – ''Poliser'' as Rolf
* 2008 – ''Kungamordet'' as Björn Larsson
* 2008 – ''Rallybrudar'' as Sven
* 2009 – ''Detour'' as Bosse
* 2009 – ''Het Huis Anubis'' as Swedish voice of Victor
* 2010 – ''Kommissarie Späck'' as Grünwald Karlsson
* 2010 – ''How to Train Your Dragon'' as Swedish voice of Stoick the Vast
* 2011 – '' Beyond the Border'' as Major Adolfsson
* 2011 – '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'' as Swedish voice of Captain Haddock
* 2013 – ''Wallander – Saknaden'' as Herltiz
* 2013 – ''The Death of a Pilgrim'' as Berg Jr.
* 2013 – ''The Bridge'' (TV series) as Axel Mössberg
* 2013 – ''Real Humans'' as The Police
* 2014 – ''The Lego Movie''
* 2014−23 – ''Morden i Sandhamn'' (''The Sandhamn Murders''; TV series) as Olle Granlund (Seasons 4, 6, 8–9)
* 2015 – ''Blå Ögon'' as Johan Landin
* 2017 – ''The Lego Batman Movie''
* 2018 – ''Ted – För kärlekens skull''
* 2018 – ''Palmegruppen tar långlunch''
* 2019 – '' The Perfect Patient''
* 2022 – ''Fiktiv granskning – en grävande historia''
* 2025 – '' The Glass Dome'' (''Glaskupan'') as retired police commissioner Valter Ness

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hedenberg, Johan
1954 births
Living people
Swedish male film actors
Swedish male television actors
Swedish male voice actors
20th-century Swedish male actors
21st-century Swedish male actors
Male actors from Stockholm